新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课16

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课文16  玛丽有一头羔羊
/ M4 ?' N* ~) z* c1 \6 Y! h5 F) `. H5 ?258. Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece.
        玛丽与丈夫迪米特里住在希腊南部一个叫波拉考拉的小村庄里。
! ]+ v! d7 R- M259. One of Mary's prize possessions was a little white lamb which her husband had given her.
        玛丽最珍贵的财产之一就是丈夫送给她的一只白色小羔羊。
260. She kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening.
4 z; E: e. a0 ?' X        白天，玛丽把羔羊拴在地里的一颗树上，每天晚上把它牵回家。
261. One evening, however, the lamb was missing.
( `# G# v, I0 ^& r2 ~0 U% q        可是，一天晚上，那只小羔羊失踪了。
7 b* f- Y5 g7 c! t262. The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen.
+ m# @* |1 |* _) d6 N$ c7 W        绳子被人割断，很明显小羔羊是被人偷走了。
263. When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened.
6 F. b* }3 s  v# c        迪米特里从地里回来，妻子把情况跟他一说，
264. Dimitri at once set out to find the thief.
4 {0 d- I+ e4 z% y% j$ S        他马上出去找偷羔羊的人。
265. He knew it would not prove difficult in such a small village.
        他知道在这样一个小村庄里抓住小偷并不困难。
0 A7 H6 u" s# l* i8 [+ k7 w( N266. After telling several of his friends about the theft, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb.
        把失窃的事告诉几个朋友后，迪米特里发出他的邻居阿列科家突然多了一只小羔羊。
267. Dimitri immediately went to Aleko's house and angrily accused him of stealing the lamb.
) X% C! N  k% u6 \* L  W        迪米特里立刻去了阿列科家，气呼呼地指责他偷了羔羊，
268. He told him he had better return it or he would call the police.
        告诉他最好把羊交还，否则就去叫警察。
269. Aleko denied taking it and led Dimitri into his backyard.
        阿列科不承认，并把迪米特里领进院子。
& c+ p- }8 r( S( d270. It was true that he had just bought a lamb, he explained, but his lamb was black.
        不错，他的确刚买了一只羔羊，阿列科解释说，但他的羔羊是黑色的。
/ p0 d+ v' k( F  D, O) d# W271. Ashamed of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him.
2 R; O% E) x2 u        迪米特里为自己的鲁莽而感到不好意思，向阿列科道了歉，说是错怪了他。
/ p5 x* A2 _& ]272. While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko's house until the rain stopped.
        就在他俩说话的时候，天下起了雨，迪米特里便呆在阿列科家里避雨，一直等到雨停为止。
9 E# p; D& U, l! Z273. When he went outside half an hour later, he was astonished to find that the little black lamb was almost white.
! c% {5 X! I7 O  J/ s9 Q5 G        半小时后，当他从屋里出来时，他惊奇地发现小黑羔羊全身几乎都变成白色。
274. Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been washed clean by the rain!
        原来羊毛上染的黑色被雨水冲掉了！